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By Tim Skubick

Are you one of them?

Everybody knows somebody who is a self-described Democrat or Republican, but how many folks go around boosting that they are an Independent usually described as a voter who plunks for the person and not automatically for an R or a D just because they are thus. 03/13/2024 11:46 PM

A column by Alan Campbell

The ‘Sound of Music’ ringing in reporter’s head

I’m privileged to announce that Glen Lake hall-of-fame basketball coach Don Miller has been chosen as the Owen Bahle Award for Service recipient by the Suttons Bay-Leelanau Rotary Club. It’s basically a “person of the year” selection for Leelanau County. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM

By Tim Skubick

Bygone era missed in politics

Over the years lots of bad things have unfolded in the political arena and the ability to sample the public’s opinion is high on the list. Back in the day before polling weaseled its way into the system, elected officials were pretty much flying blind when it came to making tough decisions. 02/14/2024 04:44 PM

By Tim Skubick

Union votes up for grabs

There is an intense political badminton match in full bloom between the Joe Biden side and those playing with Donald Trump and the birdie in the middle? The 980,000 current and retired UAW workers whose vote is up for grabs. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

A column by Brian Freiberger

Carnivore diet improved attention

In the month of January, I tried something new to me — a structured diet — that consisted of eating only carnivore products for World Carnivore month. The carnivore diet is a dietary approach that consumes only animal products and excludes all plant-based foods. 02/07/2024 05:13 PM

A column by John Elchert

Grout, a hero among us

Hero. It is a word often overused. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

By Tim Skubick

Tax breaks in an election year?

There’s a reason why governors can’t wait to deliver their annual State of the State message. Actually it’s more than one reason. 01/31/2024 06:09 PM

By Tim Skubick

Governor, legislators at odds on spending

You can learn a bunch about new governors by what they do the first thing out of the box. Former Democratic Gov. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

A column by Zachary Marano

Feeling appreciated goes a long way

The end of a year is always a time to look back, particularly when it aligns with a major life event. About a year ago on Jan. 6, 2023, I made the difficult decision to turn in my twoweek notice at my previous job at a small news outlet in Flint with no backup plan, going into limbo for three months before I found my new home at Leelanau Enterprise. 01/24/2024 04:23 PM

A column by Meakalia Previch-Liu

A snow-filled, celebratory January

If there was any indication that 2024 is going to be a great year, both the big and small wins in the first two weeks of January alone would be it. First off — what a great time it is to be a Michigan sports fan, whether you know all the rules and plays of the games or not. 01/17/2024 04:38 PM

By Tim Skubick

Biden faces trouble in reelection effort

“We’ve got trouble.” “Right here in River City.” “Trouble with a capital T.” “And that rhymes with B.” “And that stands for Biden.” With apologies to Meredith Wilson of Music Man fame, substitute White House for River City and you have a poignant description of the trouble the sitting president is having trying to nail down four more years. In Michigan the Donald, for the first time in years, has an eight-point lead which is well beyond the margin of error and about the only good thing the Biden camp can profess is that the election is not happening right now. 01/17/2024 04:38 PM

Tim Skubick

New hope for assault weapon ban?

Efforts to ban assault weapons may have taken a turn for the better with the departure of the chief NRA opponent who successfully fought the ban for years but has now quietly resigned as the head of the progun lobby. Wayne LaPierre is charged with living high on the hog and allegedly using NRA funds to do it. With him out of the loop, what’s next on this gun battle? 01/10/2024 03:45 PM

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